July has brought warm weather and hot baseball. We have had several very well played games in the July heat. Exciting battles in Parent Pitch The first parent pitch games in July had the Lions versus the Thunderbirds. These two teams are battling for the best record and their game was just that—a battle. Both teams scored big in the […]
Quaife in the Minnesota High School All Star game
Cook County High School senior Dylan Quaife was the lone Polar League football conference player in the 39th annual Minnesota High School All Star Football game. After several days of practice held at St. John’s University, the game was played June 30 at Husky stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The Minnesota Football Coaches Association selected the […]
Sawtooth ended school year with a pitch for healthy habits
“Students – I don’t know if you know: there is no school tomorrow!” Those were Sawtooth Elementary Principal Gwen Carman’s words at the beginning of the school’s annual awards and fifth grade graduation ceremony on June 6. She had the end of the school year in mind, asking, “When will the alphabet have 24 letters? …When ‘U’ and ‘I’ are […]
Field trip celebrates Grand Portage while creating social links
The fifth and sixth grade students of Oshki Ogimaag Community School and Cook County Schools may have learned a lot on their end of school year field trip to Grand Portage National Monument and Grand Portage State Park on May 31, but they probably had so much fun they didn’t notice. One of the things the students did was watch […]
Larson earns honors with St. Catherine’s track team
Former Cook County High School track and cross country star Ailee Larson ran indoor and outdoor track for St. Catherine’s University of Saint Paul. She placed 6th in the conference in the 800, and added her name to the St. Kate’s all-time leader board in the 800 at 2:18, the 1500 with 4:55 and the mile with 5:31, joining another […]
Aaron Carlson accepted at the College of St. Scholastica
Aaron Carlson has been accepted at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth for entry in fall 2012, and awarded a Benedictine Scholarship. Carlson, a 2012 graduate of Cook County High School, is the son of Rodney and Julie Carlson of Grand Marais. The Benedictine Scholarship is available to all new St. Scholastica applicants and is based on merit. The […]
Baumann named to St. Cloud dean’s list
St. Cloud State University has announced the names of 1,439 students whose academic achievement placed them on the spring semester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Among them is Jonathan Baumann of Grand Marais, who is enrolled in the School of Public Affairs, […]
Northern Light Smallies
For those of you who prefer my columns that do not pertain to fishing, you might want to stop reading. When you guide every day it is hard to have anything else to talk about. Fishing and diapers are the only thing I know right now, and lately the fishing has been really good. Okay, Bo and Sophia are doing […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank reports… Being hot, walleye fishing has slowed quite a bit. I’m getting reports of some success but dawn and dusk seem to be the most successful times. People are generally fishing in the 12- to 15- or 18-foot range. Leeches are the bait of choice while nightcrawlers are definitely picking up. I know I’ve had […]
Join the Pincushion weed pull event on July 18
Pincushion Overlook is one of the most picturesque locations on the North Shore. Unfortunately, this beautiful place has become infested with an invasive plant called St. John’s Wort. You can help remove these invasive plants during a public weed pull event on July 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. St. John’s Wort is a perennial herb with several 1- to […]